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Pandemic pares back pomp of Mary Simon's installation ceremony as governor general
OTTAWA - When Mary Simon walks into the Senate on Monday to be installed as the country's next governor general, she will find the upper chamber sparsely populated. The installation ceremonies for Sim...
Jul 25, 2021
For the second straight Games, women relay swimmers get Canada's first medal
TOKYO - Just as in 2016, the women's 4x100 freestyle relay team gave Canada its first medal of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. This time, however, the medal was a more precious colour. With star swimmer Penn...
Jul 25, 2021
Quebecers vaccinated against COVID-19 can register in Loto-Québec draws
MONTREAL - Quebec is starting its own vaccination lottery in an attempt to get 75 per cent of its eligible population fully immunized against COVID-19 by the end of August. Any Quebecer who received a...
Jul 25, 2021
Hockey player coming out as gay must lead to meaningful change in game: advocates
EDMONTON - Advocates say a young hockey player's decision to come out as gay this past week, just as he is on the cusp of a possible National Hockey League career, needs to be a catalyst for meaningfu...
Jul 25, 2021
Culture Days coming in September
Alberta Culture Days will run through the month of September and the Grande Prairie community is invited to take part.Centre for Creative Arts executive director Candace Hook says people at her facili...
Jul 25, 2021
Quebecer hopes act of 'horticultural disobedience' will urge others to rethink lawns
MONTREAL - This year, Dany Baillargeon is committing what he describes as "horticultural disobedience" by letting his front yard grow naturally - despite the risk of running afoul of local bylaws. The...
Jul 25, 2021
Canadian divers Abel, Citrini-Beaulieu win silver in women's 3m synchro
TOKYO - Canadian divers Jennifer Abel and Melissa Citrini-Beaulieu won silver in the women's three-metre synchronized springboard, giving Canada its second medal at the Tokyo Olympics. Abel, from Lava...
Jul 25, 2021
RCMP spied on Canadian nationalist committee as it pushed pro-independence agenda
OTTAWA - Canada's spy service closely monitored the burgeoning nationalist movement in the 1960s and '70s, poring over pamphlets, collecting reports from confidential sources and warily watching for s...
Jul 25, 2021
Odyssey House seeking summer supply donations
Grande Prairie's Odyssey House women's shelter is asking the community for donations.Because of the heatwave that hit this area in late June and early July, Director of Communications Makayla Marcotte...
Jul 25, 2021
For the second straight Games, women relay swimmers get Canada's first medal
TOKYO - Just as in 2016, the women's 4x100 freestyle relay team gave Canada its first medal of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. This time, however, the medal was a more precious colour. With star swimmer Penn...
Jul 25, 2021